Question

Domain Eukarya contains kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista. The other two kingdoms, Archaea and Bacteria, can be found within their respective domains. Based on this information, which of the following statements is true about the evolutionary relationships between the taxonomic kingdoms?
A.
Fungi, Protista, and Bacteria are more closely related to each other than to Animalia and Plantae.
B.
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia are more closely related to each other than to Bacteria and Archaea.
C.
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Bacteria, and Archaea are all equally related.
D.
Archaea and Animalia are more closely related to each other than to Bacteria and Protista.

Answer 1

B, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia are more closely related to each other than to Bacteria and Archaea.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia are more closely related to each other than to Bacteria and Archaea.

Explanation:

    Bacteria and Archaea are unicellular sub-kingdoms that are part of the Monera Kingdom, which gathers prokaryotic, unicellular, free-living or parasitic, autotrophs (photosynthesizers or chemosynthesizers) or heterotrophic, absorption-feeding organisms.

    Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia are kingdoms of multicellular and colonial beings.